Whitecaps FC U-16s (6W-6L-2D) played a hard, back-and-forth match, but could not manage to secure a win against a solid San Jose Earthquakes squad.

Very quickly, San Jose scored to give the Earthquakes an early lead. It was the start of a back-and-forth exchange between the teams that continued for the length of the match.

On 25 minutes, Matthew Chow scored a great goal on a beautiful corner to tie the game at one.

A minute into the second half, San Jose scored to take their second lead of the match. However, the ‘Caps would not be deterred.

On the 65-minute mark, Aymar Sigue scored for the Blue and White to once again tie the match. However, the lead was quickly erased 13 minutes later when San Jose netted their third goal of the match to take the lead. San Jose was able to hold onto the lead until the final whistle, resulting in a 3-2 defeat.

Despite the loss, coach Craig Dalrymple believed there were positives gained from the match.

“There were a lot of positives from the match. The players took in the pre-game objectives and we hit on most of them today,” said Dalrymple.

“There were a few mistakes we made that we were punished on, but we can’t highlight the mistakes, as mistakes always happen with a young squad. That’s what developing is all about.”